Weeding-hoe



UNIT-ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

y. AARo-N B. ADAMs, oFwEsTPoRT,-.Ass1enon ToHunsnnrANDwMg e.4 STREET, or NORWALK, oQNNEoTIoUfr.

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`Speciicaiion fornlingpart of Letters PetentvNo.v 44,035,`deted August 30, 41864.

'clarethitt thefollowingisa full, clear, and'exact description thereof, which Iwill enable oth- 1 ers. skilled inthe art* to mnkeand use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawing, makingal part of-fthis speciticiiton, said drawing representing :t perspective vView of my invention.

The object of. this invention is a. weedinghoe which can be pushedahead by the operalor, so that he has his lwork before his eyes, and in pushing'the hoe through between the l hills or drills of growing plants, or on the paths of agardemjorwherever weeds are to be removed,- said hoe can be readily guided to 'rake all the weeds without injury to the pl'nnts.

I The nature of my-inventionend its principal-.advantages will be more fully understood from the following description.

Alrepresents a weeding-hoe, which is con- `n'ected in a slightly'inclined'position to the. uprightshanl-Bs clearly shown inthedrawin'g. --The upper endof -this shank-passes through a slot, a,.nfthe pole C, and itis held in .pince byiafshoulder, b, und'ernea'tband by grunt,- c, above,andfbyl mealnsot" this nut the lloe canv be readily released and adjusted in .the slot backward' and, forward, as maybe' d esired. l

v f Clhepole C'i's provided ratone end uwitha, handle, 1D, `which -ls secured to the `same in ny convenieutsmanner, so tlatthe operator can Y 4 takepholdfoit'f-it 'with both hands and guidethe.

hoe in eitherdirecti'on, .The opposite-end of A the pole is slotted, ismede to straddle'lthe wheel E, and itforms lthe bearings for the axle d, on which said wheel revolves.. In using the hoe'l this wheel bears downA upon the ground in front of 'the hoeztnd the pole extends up in en inclined direction, as clearly shown in sirable to have the handle ata convenient height for the' operator. In order to be able- Lt'ors of different stature, the. shank-B of thev hoe is'moved inthe slot a toward or from the hoe from the wheel the handlel is lowered or, if the operator wishes to give to the .hoe more wheel. l Withontthis adjustingslot the hoe is of very little practical value, for in order -t 0 be changed according to the natnre'and state lof the ground in which it is to be used, and according to thestaturclof the operator. who has to use it.

edlaudoperating in the --lnennerand for the scribed. t 'AARON B". ADAMS,

A Witncssesf:` f p -JosEPH F, Foo'zrn, BARNES FINY'NEY.

the drawing. The' operatorgras'ps the handle l and .pushes the implement ahead, and itis dewheel E., By .inoying the hoe'toward th'e wheel the liondleis. raised, and hyp-moving the or less clit, he can doso by adjusting the posi- 1 tion'of' the same closer to or erther'-from the .make it'work successfully its position has to .I claimas new 'nud 'desire vto'jsecnre by-Let- 'lheadjustiiig-slot afin combination .withthe pole U, wllfeel E, andlioe A, all construct-v purpose ls'sifrbstu1-itiziily as herein shozwnand dc-y 

